Casket.



J. H. MOWEN.

GASKET.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6. 1909.

995,549. Patented June 20, 1911.

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JOHN H. MOWEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO NEW YORK AND BROOKLYNCASKET 00., OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CASKET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. MownN, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the borough of Brooklyn, city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Caskets, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to burial caskets or the like, in which the coveris made with a removable horizontal top section and a relatively fixedsection adjacent thereto.

The particular object of my invention is to so construct the said cover,that when the removable section is in position the point at which saidsection engages the relatively fixed section is hidden from view.

A further object of my invention is to fashion the one end of the fixedsection which comes adjacent to the end of the removable section so asto present a neat, finished, and even an ornamental appearance when theremovable section is not in place. In prior constructions the covers ofcaskets of the kind to which my invention relates have been providedwith a heavy saddle located adjacent to the point of connection betweenthe two sections, which saddle presented hard and ugly lines at alltimes and which made the cover extremely heavy and awkward to handle.

My invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features ofnovelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1is a sectional view of a casket constructed according to my inventionand taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof; andFig. 3 is an enlarged detail section of a portion of the cover.

In the drawings 1 represents the body of the casket and 2 the coverthereof, which may be secured in position in any suitable and well-knownmanner. The upper horizontal portion of said cover 2 comprises a fixedsection 3 and the relatively removable section 4. The end face of thesection 8 which engages the section 4; when said section 4 is inposition, is preferably finished with a molding 5, which may be eitherornamental or plain. The section 3 is preferably provided with anextension 3 which projects beneath the section 4: and forms a supportfor the one end of said section 4.

6 and 7 are ornamental scrolls, which are Specification of LettersPatent. Patgntefl June 20 1911 Application filed August 6, 1909.

Serial No. 511,498.

secured to the section 3 in any suitable manner as by pasting, screwing,or otherwise. The ornamental scroll 6, as can be readily seen byreferring to Fig. 1, extends over the molding 5 and projects beyond thefree edge thereof. The scrolls G and 7 and the molding 5 may be made ofany suitable cheap plastic material as for instance wood pulp, paperpulp, or the like, covered with a suitable material. The scrolls 6 and 7in their finished condition are somewhat pliable so as to be readilyadaptable to any particular form of cover. l/Vhen the removable section4 is in position on the cover, the one end thereof extends beneath thescroll 6, so that said scroll 6 obscures from view the point ofengagement of said section 4 with the molding 5. The oppositeend of saidsection l may be secured in position by a suitable catch 8.

If it is desired to remove the section 4:, the catch 8 is firstreleased, after which said section 4: may be readily pulled from beneaththe molding 6 and removed. In replacing said section in position, theone end thereof is first inserted under the molding 6, after which theopposite end is engaged with the catch 8. The scrolls 6 and 7 as well asthe molding 5 are very light in weight and of an ornamental finish, sothat even when the section 4 is removed the remaining section 3 presentsa neat, and ornamental appearance, the scrolls 6 and 7 having theappearance of being formed directly on the up per portion of the cover.If desired the space 9 between the scrolls 6 and 7 may be used toaccommodate an inscription plate. In caskets constructed according to myinvention, when both sections are in position, no division line isvisible and the cover has the appearance of having a solid, one-piecetop.

The present invention does away with the use of the customary heavysaddle heretofore used so that the cover is not excessively heavy and iseasily handled.

Although I have described the scrolls 6 and 7 as being separate elementsI wish it distinctly understood that the said scrolls may be formed inone piece with the cover section 3. The end of said section instead ofhaving the molding 5 applied thereto might itself be finished in anornamental manner. I further desire it to be understood that the termscroll used in the specification or claims is intended to cover anyornamental or other device suitable for the purpose intended.

Various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit ofmy invention as defined in the claims.

I claim:

1. A casket having a body and a cover for said body comprising aremovable section and a relatively fixed section both extending in thesame plane and having their adjacent ends in engagement with each other,one of said sections having a portion arranged in an adjacent parallelplane and projecting beyond and over the point of engagement of saidsections.

2. A casket comprising a body, a cover for said body provided with aremovable section and a relatively fixed section adjacent thereto, amolding extending along the one edge end of said fixed section, which engages the removable section and a strip of material secured to saidfixed section and projecting over and beyond the said molding so as toconceal the line of engagement of said sections.

3. A casket having a body and a cover comprising a removable and arelatively fixed section extending in the same plane and having theiradjacent ends in engagement with each other, a projection on one of saidsections arranged in a plane adjacent to and parallel with that of thesection and extending over the other section beyond the point ofengagement of said sections and another projection on one of saidsections arranged in a plane adjacent to and parallel with that of thesection and extending under the other section beyond the point ofengagement of said sections.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN H. MOXVEN. lVitnesses E. O. PEOPLES,

F. F. KIRKPATRICK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Gommissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

